Trans-Am Series,  1971

     I drove with Peter Revson in the bright yellow and black #68 and #69 AMC trans-am Javelins.  We sometimes switched cars, but always set them up differently as far as chassis adjustments, etc.

     I often out-drove Peter in many testing sessions and races.  Peter, having a larger than life image and name, was Roy's favorite at the time.  These were great looking, as were all of Roy's cars.

Tony hustles the Roy Woods factory Javelin through a bend

Tony slogs through the rain at Lime Rock

     At Bryar Motorsport Park, it was the first time in a professional event that all three front row drivers qualified with identical lap times.

     Mark Donohue...Javelin, George Follmer...Mustang and your truly in a Javelin... all qualified within 1/100th of one second.

     Birdie Martin" from SCCA, and Charlie Rainville the Chief Steward of the event, decided there was not enough time to re-qualify us.  So they said to "Draw Straws".  We did; so Mark got Pole, I was second, George was third.  I made my point that since I was the leading "Pole" I should be granted the pole, but that didn't fly.

Tony and Revson exchanged places several times during the race

Closely matched teammates

Mark, Tony and Follmer at start at Bryar Motorsport Park, 1971 Trans-Am

Can't tell who's driving here, but it's either Peter Revson or me

Tony Adamowicz, Gary Wheeler, Tony a2z, Tony Adamowics, a2zRacer, Gary Wheeler, Tony Adamowicz

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Donohue's Javelin out in front of both Tony & Revson's

at 1971 Lime Rock Trans Am race.